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Brigham, Cumbria Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Brigham, Cumbria

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Brigham, Cumbria history

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Brigham was an early centre of Christianity in Cumbria. Until the closure of the Cockermouth and Workington Railway in 1966, Brigham had a railway station. A disused quarry hosting businesses and a caravan holiday park is situated in the centre of the village, above the main street of High Brigham.

Brigham, Cumbria etymology

‘Brigham’ is ‘homestead near the bridge’ ‘Brycg’ is OE (Old English) for ‘bridge’ ‘Hām’ is for ‘village’, ‘villages’ ‘Brhigham’ is OE for ‘Village’ ‘hām,’ is ‘Villages’ ‘Brains’ is ‘Homestead’ and ‘brigham’ for ‘near the bridge.

You can visit Brigham, Cumbria places with Walkfo Brigham, Cumbria to hear history at Brigham, Cumbria’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Brigham, Cumbria has 24 places to visit in our interactive Brigham, Cumbria map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Brigham, Cumbria, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Brigham, Cumbria places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Brigham, Cumbria & the surrounding areas.

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24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Brigham, Cumbria places to visit

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Brigham, Cumbria has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Brigham, Cumbria’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Brigham, Cumbria’s information audio spots:

Cockermouth Castle Cockermouth Castle (grid reference NY123309) is a grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It is a medieval enclosure castle and site of earlier motte and bailey castle.

Dovenby Hall Dovenby Hall is a country house in 115 acres (47 ha) of land. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Cockermouth, Cumbria, England.

Greysouthen Greysouthen (pronounced “Grey-soon”) is a village and civil parish between the towns of Workington and Cockermouth, in Cumbria, North West England, near the Lake District National Park. The village has an historic association with coal mining.

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